Dr. Temple Grandin

MTSU Welcomes Autism Advocate Grandin for March 13 Documentary, Book Signing

The Middle Tennessee State University School of Agriculture next week will host Temple Grandin, renowned autism advocate and animal welfare pioneer. In a collaboration with the Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences, Grandin will visit campus Wednesday, March 13, for a series of afternoon and evening events. Grandin will appear for a book signing…

MTSU Undergrads Present STEM Research, Meet With State Officials at Capitol

MTSU Undergrads Present STEM Research, Meet With State Officials at Capitol

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate, STEM-based researchers recently got to showcase their talents, meet Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee and tour the halls of state government at the annual Posters at the Capitol event. The MTSU group of nine joined undergraduates from public universities across Tennessee at the Cordell Hull Building to share their projects spanning…

AI-Powered Startup Wins First Place at MTSU’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair

AI-Powered Startup Wins First Place at MTSU’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair

Competing against dozens of other fellow Midstate high school students showcasing their best business startup ideas, three sophomores from Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School tapped into the growing use of artificial intelligence to capture first place at Middle Tennessee State University’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair. Aditya Dwivedi, Anirudh Kodukula, and Karunya Vudattula presented their business…

MTSU Students Prepare 15,000 Meals to Combat Food Scarcity

MTSU Students Prepare 15,000 Meals to Combat Food Scarcity

Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association and the Student Organizations and Service Office partnered with Meals of Hope this week to package thousands of meals for students and families in need on campus and beyond. More than 80 MTSU students from throughout the campus assisted in packing 15,000 meals filled with a variety of…

MTSU Alumnus Secures $18K-Plus AV Equipment Donation for Media and Entertainment

MTSU Alumnus Secures $18K-Plus AV Equipment Donation for Media and Entertainment

A Middle Tennessee State University alumnus representing a global entertainment technology company recently donated lighting equipment worth more than $18,000 to the College of Media and Entertainment to help train students properly set up stage and studio productions. MTSU alumnus Shane Smith, director of technology at LMG Inc. in Florida, a global touring and entertainment…

CFRC Rodeo Returns to MTSU’s Tennessee Miller Coliseum

CFRC Rodeo Returns to MTSU’s Tennessee Miller Coliseum

Bareback riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bull riding are just some of the exciting events happening during the second CFRC Rodeo hosted by The Community Foundation of Rutherford County. The rodeo returns for a two-night run, starting at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, at Middle Tennessee State University’s Miller Coliseum, 304B W….

MTSU’s ‘We Do It All’ Commercial Up for Regional Emmy Award

MTSU’s ‘We Do It All’ Commercial Up for Regional Emmy Award

Middle Tennessee State University will learn Saturday, Feb. 17, whether its one-minute spot showcasing the College of Media and Entertainment, “We Do It All,” is honored with a regional Emmy Award. The commercial, which debuted last year, was made possible by a huge collaboration between faculty and students across departments in the college and the…

MTSU Spring Career Fair Welcomes Hospitality, Tourism, Sports, Leisure Employers Feb. 26

MTSU Spring Career Fair Welcomes Hospitality, Tourism, Sports, Leisure Employers Feb. 26

Middle Tennessee State University students and alumni looking for employment are encouraged to take advantage of the upcoming career fair hosted by the Tourism and Hospitality Management and Leisure and Sport Management programs. The programs’ annual spring career fair, open to both alumni and students, is set for 1-3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in the…

Family Violence Professional Panel Series at MTSU

Registration Open for Family Violence Professional Panel Series at MTSU

Statistics for the prevalence of abuse and intimate partner violence are alarming – 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men – and a Middle Tennessee State University professor believes the community should know how to respond when faced with those situations. Rebecca Oldham, assistant professor in MTSU’s Human Development and Family Science Program,…

MTSU True Blue Core

MTSU Will Unveil New General Education Requirements at Event on February 26

Critical thinking, problem-solving and informational literacy are at the heart of Middle Tennessee State University’s restructured general education program, which will be implemented at the beginning of the fall 2024 semester. True Blue Core — the name for the newly revamped set of requirements — will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at…